Lehman, Sandy 2012-01-26

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Sandy Lehman talks about life in Kansas City, Austin, and Lubbock. And what it was like being Jewish at the time


General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Sandy Lehman

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Date: January 26, 2012

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: Robert Weaver

Length: 00:59:18


Abstract

Background, Born and raised in Kansas City, MO, Met Husband at University of Texas, Lived in California for a few years because of Husband’s job, Children: Brenda, Mark, Adrian, Treasurer of Physician Wives club, Description of Women’s career choices of the time, Lubbock, Moved to Lubbock in 1965, Husband’s brother had Dermatology Practice, Part of Jewish Community, Talks about Children’s education, Jewish Temple Location and Construction, Friends from Jewish Club, Working Life, Women not working/working, Worked in Real Estate for 20 years, How Lubbock has changed, New Rabbi at Church (Split in Temple), Female Rabbi, New Male Rabbi, Childhood, Anti-Semitism at the Time, Segregation Jewish/Methodist, Reunions, College, Pledging Sorority, Met husband at Sorority function, College away from home, Austin at the time, Being Jewish, Young at the time, but remembers the end of WW2, Couldn’t go to some places because of being Jewish, Going to Luncheon’s at Temple, Jewish Customs


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